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2. Boeing B-52 Stratofortress - Wikipedia

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   The B-52's official name Stratofortress is rarely used; informally, the aircraft has become commonly referred to as the BUFF (Big Ugly Fat Fucker/Fella). [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ Note 1 ] There are 76 aircraft in inventory as of 2024 [update] ; [ 9 ] 58 operated by active forces ( 2nd Bomb Wing and 5th Bomb Wing ), 18 by reserve forces ( 307th Bomb ...

3. List of accidents and incidents involving the Boeing B-52 ...

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   While taking off from U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield in heavy rain on an Operation Arc Light mission on 19 July, a B-52D (tail number 55-0676) crashed and caught fire when it overran the runway on takeoff. The pilot and co-pilot had different readings on their airspeed indicators, so they decided to abort the takeoff.

4. Operation Chrome Dome - Wikipedia

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   1964 Operation Chrome Dome Map from Sheppard Air Force Base, TX 1966 overview of US airborne alert routes, based on a document used by White House staff.. Operation Chrome Dome was a United States Air Force Cold War-era mission from 1961 to 1968 in which B-52 strategic bomber aircraft armed with thermonuclear weapons remained on continuous airborne alert, flying routes that put them in ...

5. 11 photos of the legendary B-52 Stratofortress bomber - AOL

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   The U.S. Air Force recently announced that the last squadrons of the legendary B-52's have returned home after concluding operations against ISIS. 11 photos of the legendary B-52 Stratofortress bomber

6. Inside a training mission with a B-52 bomber, the aircraft ...

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   The aircraft that lifted off that March morning from Barksdale Air Force Base in northwestern Louisiana was built by Boeing in Wichita, Kansas, and delivered to the Air Force in early March of 1962.

7. Flight of the Old Dog - Wikipedia

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   Flight of the Old Dog is the story of a secret highly modified B-52 bomber flying into the Soviet Union on an impromptu strike mission. The book begins with a B-52 crew during a military exercise in Idaho. Not long after, the Americans discover the existence of a Soviet ground-based laser in the Kamchatka Peninsula.